Iain Rice has some interesting things to say about what works in N and what doesn't in one his books. He points out for example that you are 'looking down' on an N-gauge layout much more so than the same track plan in 00 which is viewed from a different angle.
It does depend how you present things. Which Iain Rice does cover in some of his books.
If one does the "classic" baseboard with layout on it, then the "helicopter" view does tend to dominate in many N models. But, if one adopts the "staged" view which Rice advocates in some books, then the view is side-on. The view in such a layout is not really scale dependent.
The main issue with N is to take advantage of the space. Don't be tempted to cram too much in (unless building a tiny cameo model), instead make use of the space to show the models in landscape.
With any scale, if you want to 'cram it in', don't try and make it look (semi) rural, choose an urban setting whilst using retaining walls as your back-drop. But yes, for a rural setting in 2mm/N gauge, less is certainly more.
PolyTech Forum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here.
All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.